The critically acclaimed and much lauded (particularly by the chainsaw industry) Gears of War is about to become a franchise. The news is out and the sequel is on the way. One of the first titles on the 360 to really show us what it meant to be next gen, the latest instalment is touted to hit the shelves in November. We can expect to see more of the excellent co-op play that made this a standout title, but as to the storyline, well, so far the details are thinner than…well, the original storyline.

Check out the teaser trailer below, as well as the tech demo showing way too many locusts buzzing about and being more annoying than a mozzie at midnight.

There’s no doubt we’re in the hottest phase of the Command & Conquer franchise to date. Not only are C&C 3: Tiberium Wars servers running hot in anticipation for the upcoming expansion ‘Kane’s Wrath’, the recently announced FPS / RTS currently named ‘Tiberium’ also whet many an appetite for more C&C action, six years after the decent FPS – C&C: Renegade.

So now that we’re looking at Red Alert 3, the C&C name could be commanding and conquering FPS and RTS scenes across PC and home consoles for some time to come.

Serving as a spin-off to the C&C series, the Red Alert games always easily held a candle to the original titles, possibly close enough to burn down a few Zeppelins. In fact when most people think C&C, past Red Alert titles are first to spring to mind. Read more [+]

With the downloadable content for Guitar Hero 3 steadily rolling in, the first stand-alone title focused on one artist alone is set for for a June release with rock legends Aerosmith and Activision teaming up for -

Guitar Hero : Aerosmith

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